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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
LDH News
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In Precautionary Move, LDWF and LDH Announce Closures Due to Oil Spill
The Louisiana departments of Health and Hospitals, and Wildlife and Fisheries announced today they will be closing select fishing areas and oyster harvesting beds as a precautionary response to the oil spill in the Gulf.
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Statement from LDH Secretary Alan Levine on Oyster Safety
Statement from DHH Secretary Alan Levine on Oyster Safety
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Statement by LDH and DEQ on Reports of Petroleum Odor in Onshore Communities
Statement by DHH and DEQ on Reports of Petroleum Odor in Onshore Communities.
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Governor Jindal Surveys Oil Leak Response Efforts, Convenes Unified Command in Response to Potential Threat of Oil Spill on Louisiana’s Shoreline
Governor Bobby Jindal held a press conference today following a meeting with the Unified Command Group to give an update on the state’s actions in response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Earlier in the day, Governor Jindal visited the Coast Guard Command Center in Houma for a briefing on the oil spill and then he joined Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry and BP executives for a flyover of the oil spill area in the Gulf. At the press conference, Governor Jindal emphasized the state’s continued monitoring of the oil spill in the Gulf and preparations for any potential effects on Louisiana’s coastline in the coming days.
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Governor Bobby Jindal Announces the Appointment of Damion Cummins to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Damion Cummins to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.
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Louisiana Crackdown on Medicaid Fraud Paying Off
BATON ROUGE—Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced today that Louisiana’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud is showing results for taxpayers.
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Louisiana Crackdown on Medicaid Fraud Paying Off
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced today that Louisiana’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud is showing results for taxpayers.
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DHH Secretary, Advocacy Groups, Human Service Leaders Celebrate Mental Health Transformation
NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Secretary Alan Levine today celebrated the opening of two new community-based outpatient mental health care clinics for children, adolescents and their families in the Greater New Orleans area. Levine joined local and state officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at one of the new clinics, the Midtown Clinic in New Orleans, to mark another milestone in the state’s creation of a robust, community-based mental health system statewide.
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Governor Jindal Announces Nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board
BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced four nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board, marking the next step forward toward creating the new Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. In August 2009, Governor Jindal joined LSU System President John Lombardi, Tulane President Scott Cowen, Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine and other New Orleans officials to announce an agreement of the governance structure.
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Governor Jindal Announces Nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced four nominees to the New Orleans Academic Medical Center Initial Corporation Board, marking the next step forward toward creating the new Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. In August 2009, Governor Jindal joined LSU System President John Lombardi, Tulane President Scott Cowen, Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine and other New Orleans officials to announce an agreement of the governance structure.
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Governor Jindal Outlines Louisiana Way Forward for Facing Long-Term Budget Challenges, Cites Specific Steps Taken in Healthcare and Higher Education to Keep Moving Louisiana Forward
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal addressed the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce where he laid out the Louisiana Way Forward for facing the state’s long-term budget challenges and national economic challenges so that Louisiana’s economy continues to outperform the South and nation. Governor Jindal emphasized the difference between Louisiana’s and Washington, D.C.’s approach to the national economic challenges.
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Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.